The Kathakoca; Or, Treasury of Stories (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... In the town of Vinita King Eishabhadeva had two wives, born the twins Bharata and Bambhi; from the Queen Sunanda were born Bahubali and Sundari. When King Eishabhadeva had taken a vow, he gave a kingdom to Prince Bharata, and distributed another territory among his ninetyeight sons, and then he attained absolute knowledge. Then King Bharata, having spent sixty thousand years in subduing the lords of the holy place called Magadha in the East of India, of that called Varadama in the South, and of that called Prabhasa in the West, and having established his sway in the region of the Indus, and having taken the roads of the dark cave to the North, and of the Khandaprapata cave to the South, returned to the city of Vinita. As he had conquered the earth, and his ninety-eight brothers had abandoned their kingdoms, and been admitted to vows before his father, Bharata returned after sixty thousand years to Vinita. His discus would not enter the armoury. by having to endure many low births. Sthulabhadra was puffed up with his knowledge, and Bhadrabahu forbade him to read four Piirvas. Sadhu was the elder brother of Sthulabhadra. He fasted for four months in a lion's cave. Siddhasena was the son of Vikramaditya'a purohita. He told his superior that he was ashamed to repeat the Jaina texts before learned men, as they were written in Prakrit, and asked permission to translate them into Sanskrit. For this he was punished by having a twelve years' penance imposed on him, and by being ordered to convert to the Jaina faith eighteen kings. Among these eighteen he converted Vikramaditya. Siddhasena was a great poet and a great preacher. Sagarachandra was a pupil of a pupil of Kalikacharya. When Kalikacharya came to his village, he did not recognise him, and...